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TAKE A JOURNEY BEYOND IMAGINATION WHEN
�THE POLAR EXPRESS� MAKES ITS NETWORK TELEVISION PREMIERE
AS THE �ABC FRIDAY MOVIE OF THE WEEK,� DECEMBER 1

This holiday season �The Polar Express� roars into homes everywhere as the �ABC Friday Movie of the Week,� DECEMBER 1 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Can children still believe in Santa Clause? In the Academy and Golden Globe Award-nominated �The Polar Express,� one doubting child gets the surprise of his life when, while lying in bed wishing he could hear reindeer bells from Santa's sleigh in the final hours of Christmas Eve, an incredible event occurs: A roaring locomotive grinds and hisses to a halt outside his bedroom window. The mysterious conductor (voice of Tom Hanks) invites him to join the other children already aboard on a fantastical journey to the North Pole. It is an adventure filled with wonder and learning, at the end of which lies a gift that only those who believe can still experience.